Research assessment and the production of geographical knowledge

Progress in Human Geography

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 747-782

  Castree, Noel ^a   Aspinall, Richard ^c   Berg, Lawrence D ^c   Bohle, Hans Georg ^c   Hoggart, Keith ^c   Kitchin, Rob ^c   Kleine, Dorothea ^c   Kulke, Elmar ^c   Munton, Richard ^c   Pawson, Eric ^c   Powell, Joe ^b   Sheppard, Eric ^c   van Weesep, Jan ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Academic freedom; Geographical knowledge; Neoliberalization; Research assessment; Universities

Indexed keywords

GEOGRAPHICAL KNOWLEDGE; HUMAN GEOGRAPHY;

EID: 33846174627     PISSN: 03091325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0309132506071518     Document Type: Article

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